MEN'S NEWS ... Having lost his entire backline -- including Rodney Wallace, Omar Gonzalez and A.J. DeLaGarza, who all start in MLS --&nbsp; Maryland coach Sasho Cirovski was preoccupied with defensive issues in the 2009 preseason. But with only four goals in their first three games, scoring was the problem ... Read the whole story

WOMEN'S NEWS ... Last year, it was Laura Heyboer who carried Michigan State with 21 goals in 24 games as freshman. This year it's senior Lauren Hill who leads the Spartans with eight goals in six games.&nbsp; Hill's goal with under a minute to go in the first half broke ... Read the whole story

SMALL COLLEGE NEWS ... Stevens Tech, No. 2 in the NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division III men's rankings, fell to Swarthmore for the second straight year and dropped to 10th in this week's rankings. After ending the Ducks' 62-game home unbeaten streak in 2008, Swarthmore won, 1-0, on Sunday afternoon on sophomore ... Read the whole story